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5 Tips for Making Recruiters Your Best Friend and Career Miracle Worker

The Estrin Report

. Recruiters can be your best ally in developing your career. It’s that time again. We struggle as to whether it’s time to change jobs, hang in there or be thankful we’re in the best firm in the world. Well, maybe the best. OK, the best so far. Working with a good recruiter can help make your career. Here’s the inside scoop: Recruiters, and I am talking about the staffing agency kind, hold the keys to literally hundreds of contacts they have built up over the years.

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How to Find A Way Out of Paralegal Burnout

Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles

Paralegal burnout can cripple your mental health. Learn how you can find a way out of burnout—including alternative careers for paralegals

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How to Prioritize When Everything Is Urgent and Important

Attorney at Work

Facing a busier than ever week ahead? Use these steps to figure out how to prioritize when you are overwhelmed. Here’s my week: I have three transactions closing on Friday and I need to work on them all right now. One is not more important than the other. I have two articles due today by the end of business, both of which require my immediate attention.

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Ukraine approves bill punishing acts of ‘Anti-Semitism’

JURIST

Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill defining anti-Semitism on Wednesday, establishing a punishment for transgressions. The Draft Law on Prevention and Counteraction to Anti-Semitism in Ukraine , Law No. 5109 (the Bill), was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada after it passed the second reading by 276 votes in the affirmative, reaching the 226 votes required.

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6 Contract Data Analytics Tools To Boost Contract Oversight

Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base

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Top Lawyers: Stacey A. Giulianti of the Florida Peninsula Insurance Company On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

The Estrin Report

An Interview With Chere Estrin. T he legal field is known to be extremely competitive. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? In this interview series called “5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law”, we are talking to top lawyers who share what it takes to excel and stand out in your industry.

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Does Your Law Firm’s Marketing Content Suffer from TL;dr?*

Attorney at Work

Is your firm producing the kind of marketing content clients and prospects want to read? If I had a dollar for every panel discussion where a GC admitted to ignoring an important client alert after reading the first or the second one in their inbox, I’d be a very wealthy woman. They’re Called ‘Client Alerts’ for a Reason. Having worked in-house at several law firms and as a consultant, I know how long it takes to get a client alert or blog post from concept to first draft, form

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Federal judge strikes down Florida immigration law as racially motivated

JURIST

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday struck down a portion of a Florida immigration law as unconstitutional and declared that the measures within the bill were racially motivated. Judge Beth Bloom released a 110-page ruling in which she rejected sections of the law that ban local government sanctuary policies and require local law enforcement to make their best effort to work with federal immigration authorities.

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The Risks of Doing Forensics on the Cheap

The Crime Report

With the demise of the internationally renowned public sector UK Forensic Science Service in 2012 came the promulgation and growth of a new competitive marketplace. Private sector companies working in a hastily drawn up framework for forensic science provision were invited into rounds of competitive tendering that were driven by the police service. These were based on the notion that the Forensic Science Service had been inefficient, delivering forensic science analysis in an expensive and untim

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Judge is suspended for advice on how to let women know ‘you’re the man’ without physical violence

ABA Journal

A New Jersey judge has been suspended for a month without pay for his advice to a domestic violence suspect on how to treat women.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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Recycle Your Bottles, Cans and Work Product

Attorney at Work

Current thinking about marketing holds that a business’s success depends on creating quality marketing content. For example, the Content Marketing Institute preaches that businesses are not selling goods and services; they are selling their content across multiple platforms, which in turn induces people to purchase the actual good or service. Creating Content.

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Venezuela judicial independence deeply eroded: UN rights experts

JURIST

Venezuela’s judicial independence has been deeply eroded, according to a recent report from the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in which it details the central role that Venezuela’s justice system has played in perpetuating state impunity for human rights violations and repressing government opponents.

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Amnesty: 10 Women and Girls Killed Daily in Mexico

The Crime Report

Juarez demonstration against femicide. Over 400 women are believed dead. Photo by Aine Philips via Flickr. A new report by Amnesty International has found that at least 10 women and girls are murdered every day in Mexico, documenting both the scale of the violence and the disturbing lack of interest on the part of Mexican authorities to prevent or solve the murders, reports The Guardian.

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The Author Of Your Constitutional Law Textbook Thinks Supreme Court Justices Are ‘Partisan Hacks’

Above The Law

This law school dean knows what he's talking about.

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Excellence in Trial: A Strategic Guide for Modern Paralegals

Modern trial practice has evolved beyond basic organization. With technology reshaping courtrooms and attorneys expecting more than ever, paralegals need to elevate their capabilities while mastering the fundamentals of trial excellence. This comprehensive guide from Steno, built from author Joe Stephens' real-world experience as both a practicing attorney and law professor, provides a blueprint for delivering exceptional trial support in today's complex legal environment.

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The Future of Law Firms: How Legal Tech Is Modernizing Traditional Practice

Attorney at Work

By embracing legal tech, firms are stepping into the future and preserving the integrity and success of their practices. As another wave of COVID-19 ravages the U.S., forcing at-home work to extend even further, the legal industry continues to feel the disruption. As in any industry that relies on collaboration, communication and transparency, the pandemic has forced legal professionals to find new strategies to manage their work.

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Federal appeals court: warrant required for police search of files reported by digital algorithm

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found on Tuesday that police breached privacy rights by searching images that were automatically reported by a Google algorithm before obtaining a warrant. One of Google’s algorithms automatically reported to authorities four images that the defendant attached in an email. The algorithm had detected suspected child sexual abuse material.

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New findings published on law school debt

ABA Journal

A survey released Tuesday asked young attorneys if their legal education was worth the cost, and fewer than half said yes. However, 60.

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Electronic Monitoring ‘Sets People Up to Fail’: Study

The Crime Report

Illustration courtesy George Washington University Law School. People subject to ankle monitors and other forms of electronic surveillance are subject to draconian rules of movement and travel restrictions, amounting to an alternative form of incarceration that “sets people up to fail,” says a study by the George Washington University Law School. “The number and nature of monitor­ing rules, combined with the capacity of surveillance technology, facilitates easier detection of technical rule vi

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Transform Your E-Learning: Download the Ultimate Localization Use Case!

Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.

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Doubling Your Billable Hours with Virtual Receptionists and Live Chat

Attorney at Work

How to maximize productive time and ensure those contacting you get a responsive, personal experience? Virtual receptionists and live chat. A typical attorney captures as little as 2.5 billable hours per day. While some non-billable time is spent on administrative work, marketing, and business development efforts, large chunks are lost to unexpected phone calls and other distractions.

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US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency exchange for allegedly facilitating ransomware

JURIST

The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions Tuesday against SUEX OTC, S.R.I., a virtual currency exchange, for allegedly facilitating transactions involving illegal proceeds from ransomware attacks. In addition, the department also issued an updated advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments.

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Newly minted lawyer challenges COVID restrictions in ‘impenetrable thicket’ of arguments

ABA Journal

Ohio lawyer Thomas Renz quickly gained prominence in conservative circles by challenging COVID-19 mandates in a series of lawsuits filed after he passed the bar…

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Shut Up And Stop Heckle Vetoing Me, Law School Prof Yells At Clouds

Above The Law

Botching the Constitution for fun and profit!

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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Hail to the Chief? Nation’s Top Cops Face Sagging Morale, Political Sniping

The Crime Report

Photo by William Johns via Flickr. It’s not easy being a police chief. What some call one of the most difficult jobs in America takes a stiff toll on the men and women who run the nation’s 18,000-plus law enforcement agencies. At least 32 police chiefs in Minnesota have retired this year, and another dozen retired in 2020, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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China companies oppose proposed FCC blanket ban on Chinese tech

JURIST

Chinese technology companies Huawei , Hytera , Hikvision and Dahua published comments Tuesday opposing the US Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed rule making that would restrict the use of China-made technology. The proposed rule, which was published in June, would ban communications technology made in countries that have been deemed a national security threat, including China.

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St. Louis lawyers who brandished guns at passing protesters face possible license suspension

ABA Journal

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13 Fascinating Facts About Self-Driving Cars

LegalReader

A study published in Science Direct shows that out of the motor vehicle collisions studied, 64.2 percent of those involving autonomous vehicles were rear-end accidents, compared to 28.3 percent of accidents involving conventional vehicles.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.